Dubois County, IN tax sales
How tax lien certificate sales work in Dubois County, seat of Jasper: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
Verified Jul 30, 2026 against official county and state sources.
New here? Read how Indiana tax sales work, the difference between a lien and a deed, and redemption periods.
How Dubois County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Dubois County Treasurer's Office, jointly with the Dubois County Auditor's Office
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- The 2026 notice is headed "NOTICE OF REAL PROPERTY TAX SALE, Dubois County Indiana, Beginning 09:00 AM Local Time, September 11, 2026, Online - www.zeusauction.com" and states "The public auction will begin on 09/11/2026 at 09:00 AM local time. The properties in the online auction will commence closing in batches at 02:00 PM local time on 09/11/2026." The Treasurer's tax sale page describes the recurring pattern: "Dubois County will usually hold its sale in September or October either on-line or live in the County Courthouse."
Registration and deposit
Registration is handled entirely through the auction site. The notice states: "If you are interested in participating in this public auction, registration information and the procedures you must follow to bid are available online at https://www.zeusauction.com. In order to participate, you must become a member of the auction web site (www.zeusauction.com). You must read, understand and agree to the rules of sale and payment terms. Once you become a member of the auction web site, you must register for the Dubois County auction, specifically." Bidders must also complete IRS Form W-9 and agree to the registration statement described at IC 6-1.1-24-5.3(c) electronically through the auction site. Under IC 6-1.1-24-5.1, a business entity that seeks to register must provide a Certificate of Existence or Foreign Registration Statement in accordance with IC 5-23 from the Secretary of State to the Dubois County Treasurer. For the 2026 sale the notice sets the window: "The period to register for the sale begins on August 11, 2026 and closes on September 08, 2026. If you do not complete the full registration process for the sale you will not be approved to bid on the auction."
Dubois County runs a fully online tax lien certificate sale on the Zeus Auction Program, the platform operated by SRI Services, under IC 6-1.1-24-2(b)10 as an electronic sale. Properties close in timed batches beginning at 2:00 PM local time on sale day, and each parcel has its own posted closing time. The county auditor and county treasurer apply for the court judgment on or after 08/25/2026 for the 2026 sale. Minimum bid equals delinquent taxes and special assessments, taxes and special assessments due and payable in the year of the sale, penalties, a county-prescribed amount that includes $30 for postage and publication costs plus other directly attributable county costs, and any unpaid costs from a prior sale under IC 6-1.1-24-2(c). The Treasurer's page adds that a $130.00 tax sale charge is applied to each parcel and that the winning bid is paid in the Treasurer's office on the day of the sale in cash or certified funds. Redemption is 110% of the minimum bid if redeemed within six months of the sale and 115% if redeemed after six months, plus 5% per annum on any overbid above the minimum bid. For the 2026 sale the notice sets the redemption deadline at Monday, September 13, 2027 for certificates sold at the sale, and states that for certificates struck to the county the period may expire Monday, January 11, 2027. The County Auditor issues the tax sale certificate and later the tax deed, and maintains the county's Tax Sale Records and Commissioner Sale Records. To pull a parcel off the sale, payment must reach the Treasurer by 12:00 PM local time on Thursday, September 10, 2026 in cash or certified funds payable to the Dubois County Treasurer at One Courthouse Square, Room 104, Jasper, IN 47546. The notice directs bidders to www.sriservices.com for a complete property list and to https://www.duboiscountyin.org for subsequent notices. Confirm the current year's dates and parcel list with the Treasurer before bidding, since the advertisement is republished each summer.
Register on SRI / ZEUSFrom lien to deed
Indiana holds no general public tax deed auction. Once the redemption period runs out, the certificate holder files a verified petition in the same court that entered the judgment of sale, and the court directs the county auditor to issue the deed. That petition must be filed no later than three months after the redemption period expires, or the purchaser's lien terminates. One narrow exception exists: real property a county, city, or town executive has certified as vacant or abandoned is auctioned separately, and there the county auditor deeds fee simple title straight to the highest bidder with no right of redemption.
Over-the-counter (leftover) purchases
Parcels that draw no bid at the treasurer's tax sale pass to the county executive, which acquires a lien for the minimum sale price and receives a tax sale certificate. The county executive may then adopt a resolution and offer those certificates at a separate advertised public sale, often called the commissioners' certificate sale, priced below the minimum bid that failed at the tax sale. Notice runs once a week for three consecutive weeks with the final advertisement at least 30 days before the sale. This is a scheduled sale rather than a walk-in list, and redemption on a certificate bought this way is 120 days. Check the county auditor page for the next commissioners' certificate sale date.
New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work.
County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
Notes for Dubois County
- The sale is 100% online. The 2026 notice states the public auction "will be conducted as an electronic sale under IC 6-1.1-24-2(b)10, at the following web site: www.zeusauction.com." There is no in-person courthouse component for the 2026 sale, though the Treasurer's standing page notes the county has historically used either format.
- Bidding opens at 9:00 AM local time on September 11, 2026 and parcels begin closing in batches at 2:00 PM local time the same day, with a specific closing time posted per property on the auction site.
- Registration for the 2026 sale runs August 11, 2026 through September 8, 2026. Bidders who do not finish the full registration process are not approved to bid.
- Business entities must file a Certificate of Existence or Foreign Registration Statement from the Indiana Secretary of State with the Dubois County Treasurer under IC 6-1.1-24-5.1 before bidding.
- Minimum bid includes a $30 postage and publication charge under the county-prescribed costs, and the Treasurer's office separately adds a $130.00 tax sale charge to each parcel once it is certified for sale.
- Redemption is 110% of the minimum bid within six months of the sale, 115% after six months, plus 5% per annum on the amount bid above the minimum bid.
- For the 2026 sale, the redemption period expires Monday, September 13, 2027 for certificates sold at the sale. Certificates struck to the county may expire Monday, January 11, 2027.
- The Auditor's office mails certified notices to owners in mid-July, publishes the list in local newspapers, issues the tax sale certificate to the winning bidder, and issues the tax deed after the redemption period runs.
- Winning bids are paid in the Treasurer's office on the day of the sale in cash or certified funds.
- The county's "Tax Sale LIST" quick link points to the SRI Services auction list at properties.sriservices.com. That host did not respond to automated retrieval during this research, so use the county's own advertisement PDF or www.sriservices.com if the quick link fails.
- Two county domains serve the same site: duboiscounty.in.gov and duboiscountyin.org. Both carry the Treasurer's tax sale page and the annual notice.
Indiana statewide rules
- Redemption
- The standard period is one year after the date of the treasurer's tax sale. Several tracks run 120 days instead: a certificate bought at the county executive's certificate sale, a lien the county executive holds that was never sold on, a sale to a purchasing agency qualified under IC 36-7-17 or IC 36-7-17.1, a certificate the county executive assigns to another political subdivision, and a parcel that was not offered at the tax sale at all. Property on the county auditor's vacant and abandoned list carries no right of redemption after its sale. A county treasurer may also extend redemption by agreement with the owner, in which case the extended period ends one year after the date of that agreement.
- Surplus proceeds
- The treasurer applies the payment first to the taxes, assessments, penalties, and costs in the minimum bid, then to other delinquent property taxes, then deposits the remainder in a tax sale surplus fund. The owner of record at the time the parcel was certified for sale, or the purchaser on a redemption, may file a verified claim against that fund. Unclaimed surplus transfers to the county general fund three years after it was received.
A tax deed does not convey marketable title. Most buyers file a quiet title action before they can resell or insure the property. See the due diligence guide.
Frequently asked questions
Does Dubois County, Indiana sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Dubois County follows Indiana's tax lien state system.
When is the Dubois County tax certificate sale?
- The 2026 notice is headed "NOTICE OF REAL PROPERTY TAX SALE, Dubois County Indiana, Beginning 09:00 AM Local Time, September 11, 2026, Online - www.zeusauction.com" and states "The public auction will begin on 09/11/2026 at 09:00 AM local time. The properties in the online auction will commence closing in batches at 02:00 PM local time on 09/11/2026." The Treasurer's tax sale page describes the recurring pattern: "Dubois County will usually hold its sale in September or October either on-line or live in the County Courthouse.". Registration and bidding happen on the county's online platform. Always confirm the exact date with the Tax Collector before the sale.
Tax Sale Atlas publishes educational information about public tax sale processes. This is not legal, financial, or investment advice. Rules, dates, and fees change; confirm with the county office before you bid.
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